Is Kansas City Southern An Attractive Buyout Target?

Railroad stocks surged Tuesday, led by Kansas City Southern (KSU), possibly over an analyst's speculation that it could be an attractive buyout target because of its extensive network in Mexico. Kansas City shares moved up more than 4% on higher than normal volume in the stock market today to 115.98, a new high. The IBD Transportation-Rail group was up about 1.5%. Earlier, Canada's National ...

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